Clothes drier



"March 18', 1930. LEITZENBERGIER ,2

CLOTHES DRIER Filed March 6, 1928 2- Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY I 2 ShqetS-Sheat 2 ATTORNEY March 18, 1930. LEITZENBERGER CLOTHES DRIER Filed March 6, 1928 Patented Mar. 18, 1930 V UNI 3 arr LOUIS LEITZ'HQ'BERGEB}, OF IRVINGTON', NEW JERSEY CLOTHES DRIER Application filed. March 6,

' wardly extending rods in various positions by means of struts hinged to the vertical portions and slidably connected with the rods,

the parts being releasably held in positions of adjustment by various devices which have been found inconvenient, since the manipulating of the adjusting means requires an operator to reach out of a window at more than arms length.

It is an object of this invention to provide a clothes drying apparatus equipped with adjusting means which are simpler and more easily manipulated than heretofore has been the case with apparatus of this type.

A further object is to provide a clothes drying apparatus comprising relatively few parts, and adapted to be conveniently folded to an out-of-the-way position when not in use.

These and other objects will more fully appear from the following description and the accompanying drawing which form a material part of this disclosure, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the appa ratus folded to an out-of-the'way position.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view showing the position of parts of the apparatus to facilitate the hanging of clothes thereon.

Figure 4 is a sectional, sideelevational View of the apparatus in extended position.

Figure 5 is a side View showing, on an enlarged scale, the latching device in its latched position.

Figure 6 is a simlla-r view showing the latching device in its unlocked position.

Figure 7 is a view showing the latching device disassembled.

Referring to the drawings, the clothes drying apparatus is shown to comprise a pair 1928; Serial No. 259,450.

of ertical sheet metal bars 7 adapted to be fixed to opposite sides of a window frame as shown. Pivoted to each bar at8 is a sheet metal bar 9, the pair of bars 9 being appropriately spaced by the rods 10 fixed tothe 'o'uter ends o'f bars 9. The rods 10, as" do the rods 11, fixed to intermediate portions of bars 9, strengthen and increase the rigidity of the structure.

Bars 9 are provided with a pluralityof A apertures through 'which'ropes 26 may be passed to provide lines to which clothes to be dried may be attached; T Each supporting bar 7 has pivoted thereto at 12 a strut 13, which is adapted to adjustably'hold'the bar 9 in several p'ositions'of adustment by means of the latching device mounted on bar'9;

This latching device comprises a metal block 1 f provided with groove having-a width and depth equal to the widtlr'and thick ness of strut 13'. The lower sectiono'f the block is slotted at"15', and a disc 16 rests against the lower flange 17 of the block; The

bolt 18 passes through the aperture in disc '1'6,'the slot in block 14', and the bar9; and the parts are securely held to the bar 9 by the nuts 19. I

In order to makethe device somewhat re silient ancompressions 'aring 20 is interposed between the head of'bolti18and-th'e disc 16 Inassembling the apparatus, the strut 13 is positioned in thegroove inblock andlthe latching device is then secured' to'bar9.

Str'ut'13 is provided with a bent end-portion 2l which'limitsthe downward movement of bar 9, andthe notches22,23,24,25'enable the adjusting of the bars 9 to various'desirable positions; Notch 22 holds bar 9 in a horizontalposition" when the clothes have been hung upon" the apparatus to dry. N'otch24s holdst'he bar in a ra'ised'position to facilitate the attae-hingof clothes to the outer portions of the aprp'aratus, and'not'ch 28 al lowsthe bar 9 to be positioned to facilitate the attaching of clothes to the inner portions. When it is desiredto fold'the apparatus to'an; out-of-the-way position, notch 25' is used; From'the drawings it will'be seen that the bolt 18 engages the notches to hold the ba'r in the desired positions, and when it is de sired to have the strut 13 slide freely through block 14:, the block is moved upward to raise strut 13 to disengage bolt 18 from one of the notches, the slot 15 allowing the upward movement of the block 14;.

In operation, bolt 18 is positioned in notch 24, the block 14 being pressed downward to hold it in that position, and the apparatus appears as shown in Figure 8. In this position clothes are attached to the outer ropes.

The block 1% is then pressed upward to release the latch, and bolt 18 is allowed to engage notch 23 to facilitate the attaching of clothes to the inner ropes. After the clothes have been hung upon the ropes of the apparatus, the latch is released to allow bolt 18 to engage notch 22, and block 14 is pressed downward to securely hold bar 9 in a horizontal position as shown in Figure 4;.

After the clothes have been dried, the operations are reversed, and the apparatus may be held in an out-of-the-way position by allowing pin' 18 to engage notch 25. (See Figure 1). I 7

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided a clothes drying ap paratus which may be more easily manipulated than heretofore has been the case with similar apparatus. 7 i

' The above disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive and illustrative only, and not limitative or restrictive of the invention, of which, obviously, modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the appended olaims. z

Having described my invention what I claim as new anddesire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a clothes drying apparatus having an outwardly extending bar and a strut adapted'to support said bar'in various positions of adjustment, a latching device comprising a block having a groove through which thestrut is slidable, a disc engaging groove through which the strut isslidable,

bolt so that the strut may be raised from I engagement with the bolt, and means associated with the block and bolt to prevent the strut from moving out of the groove in the 1 block. 7

This specification signed this fifth day of March, 1928. r

LOUIS LEITZENBERGER.

the outer side of the block, a bolt passing throughgthe disc and block to secure them' to the bar, means on the lower edge of the strut adapted to engage the bolt, and a slot in the block to enable transverse movement of the. block relative to the bar to raise the strut from engagement with the bolt.

7 2. In a clothes drying apparatus having a bar and a strut adapted to hold the bar in aposition of adjustment,ya bolt carried by said bar and adapted to engage a notch in an edge of the strut, and means engaging said strut and slidably mounted on the bolt to 1gnive the strut from engagement with the o t. V V 3. In a clothes drying apparatus having a bar and a strut adapted to'supportthe bar in a desired position, a bolt carried by said bar'and adapted to engage a notch on the lower edge of the strut, a block having a 

